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Published on Dissident Voice, by Bruce Lerro, March 25, 2016.

Is there political life outside of electoral politics?

Is it possible to be “political” in the United States and not get involved in electoral politics? For most of human history there have been “high politics” of kings and aristocrats and “low politics” of peasants, artisans and proletarians. Yet before roughly the 20th century, staging elections was not part of the political process. The root meaning of politics is “policy” which means setting a course or direction. Continuer la lecture de « US: You Say You Want a (Political) Revolution? »

Published on RT, March 25, 2016 (see also this video: Abandoned Afghan interpreter refused UK asylum shot by Taliban, 2.53 min, on RT, April 13, 2015 (my comment: I guess these guys knew too much, elites have no trouble to sacrify a peasant – Heidi).

A former Iraqi US Army interpreter is languishing in a troubled refugee hotspot of Idomeni after numerous failed attempts to obtain an American visa. To get it, he required – but reportedly never received – a mere acknowledgement of working for the US troops. Continuer la lecture de « Ex-US Army Iraqi interpreter seeks refuge in Greece after US rejected entry – report »

Video, 4.15 min, on NewsHub, Auckland, by Dan Satherley, March 23, 2016;

Up until now, the relentless forward march of technology has arguably created as many jobs as it has destroyed – if not more.

But there are growing concerns this balance is about to end. Researchers have suggested in the next two decades, nearly half of all existing jobs will be lost to automation. Continuer la lecture de « New Zealand: The case for a universal basic income »

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1237, by Alfredo Saad Filho, March 23, 2016.

Every so often, the bourgeois political system runs into crisis. The machinery of the state jams; the veils of consent are torn asunder and the tools of power appear disturbingly naked. Brazil is living through one of those moments: it is dreamland for social scientists; a nightmare for everyone else. Continuer la lecture de « Brazil: Overthrowing Dilma Rousseff »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Melanie Amann, Matthias Bartsch, Sven Becker, Markus Feldenkirchen, Jan Fleischhauer, Ralf Neukirch, René Pfister, Josef Saller and Katja Thimm, March 21, 2016 (Photo Gallery).

The success of the right-wing populist party AfD in recent state elections has shaken Germany. It is the expression of growing hatred of the elite among an expanding share of the population. Much of their anger is directed at Angela Merkel … // Continuer la lecture de « Fury and the AfD: Inside the Revolt against Angela Merkel »

• The Proposed Bank of England Act, on The Monney Reform Party.org.uk; /News: This is a reform that could prevent a future financial crisis, clear the national debt, and restart the economy;  /Join us;
• Positive Money.org: Is money at the root of today’s big problems? 3.20 min; (also on YouTube);
• How Money is Made / Created (full length), 52.01 min, uploaded by Positive Money;
• another YouTube channel: The basics you need to know about money and banking, with 4 videos;   Continuer la lecture de « money of dept vs. positive money = what is vs. what should be »

… économiste HEC – ancien secrétaire général du Crédit Sisse

François de Siebenthal explique l’arnaque de la création monétaire dans sa conférence du 12 juillet 2015:

• Version courte, 8.01 min, mise en ligne par Chantal Mino ps.éd.;
• Version longue, mise en ligne par Thomas Wroblevski: part 1, 36.02 min; part 2, 10.52 min;

Continuer la lecture de « Est-ce que l'argent nous appartient … ou nous à l'argent? »

Published on Voltairenet.org, by Can Dündar, March 19, 2016.

The editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, Can Dündar, who was recently freed from prison, published the op-ed column in Le Monde that we are reproducing here. He reveals the stakes of the agreement negotiated between the European Union and Turkey – not to have to assume the consequences of the deliberate destabilisation of Syria in exchange for 3 billion Euros per year and ignoring the dictatorship which is currently being set up by Ankara. Continuer la lecture de « The European Union has abandoned those who are defending freedom in Turkey »

Published on Toward Freedom, by Immanuel Wallerstein, March 18, 2016.

One of the many games pundits and politicians are playing these days is to spell out why and how the European Union (EU) is going to collapse, is already collapsing. Anyone who follows the news worldwide knows all the standard explanations: Grexit and Brexit will only lead to other exits; nobody wants more migrants (refugees) in their country; Germany has too much power, or not enough; ultra-rightwing forces/parties are rising almost everywhere; the Schengen Agreement providing visa-less movement is being suspended in most countries that had adopted it; unemployment is unstoppably growing … // Continuer la lecture de « Collapse of the European Union? A Skeptical View »

The Global Refugee Crisis – Published on Global Research.ca (first on Share The World’s Resources STWR), by Rajesh Makwana, March 15, 2016: the real crisis is not the influx of refugees to Europe per se but a toxic combination of destabilising foreign policy agendas, economic austerity and the rise of right-wing nationalism, which is likely to push the world further into social and political chaos in the months ahead.

Continuer la lecture de « Humanity’s Last Call for a Culture of Sharing and Cooperation »

Published on Voltairenet.org, by Thierry Meyssan, March 17, 2016.

The announcement of the partial withdrawal of the Russian Army from Syria has spawned a great number of commentaries which illustrate the preconceived bias of their authors rather than reality. Thierry Meyssan points out that the facts demonstrate not only that the differences between Moscow and Damascus have been resolved, but that Russia – which managed to topple the Western powers into the anti-terrorist camp – intends to allow Syrians to liberate their territory by themselves.   Continuer la lecture de « Russia and Victory »

… reports – Published on RT, March 16, 2016.

Kurdish-controlled autonomous areas in northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system, local media and RT’s sources on the ground have said. The conference to declare the federation of three Western Kurdistan enclaves will be in Rmelan. Continuer la lecture de « Kurds want lands they control in Syria to become federation under Damascus »

Published on The Independent.co.uk, by Robert Fisk, March 13, 2016 [ with a VIDEO – and in 72 pictures: the rise of Isis].

Five years ago, we were high on Arab revolutions, and journalists were growing used to ‘liberating’ Arab capitals.

Just before I left Syria last month, a tall and eloquent Franco-Lebanese man walked up to me in a Damascus coffee shop and introduced himself as President Bashar al-Assad’s architect. It was his task, he led me to understand, to design the reconstructed cities of Syria. Continuer la lecture de « Syrian civil war: West failed to factor in Bashar al-Assad's Iranian backers as the conflict developed »

… Lauding Worker Organizing – Published on In These Times, by Michelle Chen, March 9, 2016.

Bernie Sanders’ newest campaign video, which will air tomorrow night on the Spanish-language channel Univision, features the candidate ceding the spotlight to a representative group that doesn’t get a lot of play in most political ads: a migrant mother, speaking entirely in Spanish, who works in Florida’s farm fields. The story behind the workers featured in the ad is one of quiet and passionate organizing far outside the Beltway … // Continuer la lecture de « The Story Behind the Immigrant Workers in Bernie Sanders’ Stirring New Ad »

Published on RT, March 13, 2016.

… “The Syrian Kurds are an important component of the country, so we need to find a formula in which they are able to express an opinion on the constitution and the governance of the country,” de Mistura told Swiss Le Temps newspaper on Saturday.

He added that he has “a mandate to find the formulas … that are as inclusive as possible.”   Continuer la lecture de « Kurds should have a say on Syria’s future at Geneva talks – UN envoy »